News archive for 16th December 2016

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Councils warn Scottish budget will mean future education cuts - Scotsman Cecil Rhodes effect: Queen Mary University removes King Leopold II plaques after student protest - Telegraph Nigeria: half of companies defaulting on higher education tax - University World News Kenya: universities major culprits in job 'tribalism' - University World News Kenya: government reveals universities' new regulatory regime - University World News Kenya: government reveals universities' new regulatory regime - University World News Nigeria: conflicts call for more peace education in universities - University World News Senegal: new Dakar university on schedule for 2018 - University World News African Virtual University launches centre in Cameroon - University World News Algeria: educational TV to boost university access and quality - University World News Algeria: U-turn as government authorises private universities - University World News Senegal: private HE must promote itself better says institute head - University World News Model for the transformation of higher education in Africa - University World News Trinity College Cambridge given 'extraordinary' book collection - BBC Education academic appointed to university fair access post - Herald Scotland Better schools, no money required? The Tories’ maths doesn’t add up | Lola Okolosie - Guardian Roger Taylor appointed as new chair of exams regulator Ofqual - Schools Week Justine Greening appoints new chair of Ofqual from health sector - Times Educational Supplement | TES London school's towering performance in Pisa tests - BBC Ofsted: Greenwood Academies Trust ‘let down pupils’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Policy Eye: highlights of the week ending Friday 16th December - Pearson Ofsted: Greenwood Academies Trust has ‘let down pupils’ - Schools Week Britain falling short in educating vulnerable girls - Scotsman UCL academics 'forced to hold lectures in hotels as university expands too quickly' - Evening Standard School SAT tables: Results for every London state primary - Evening Standard Family values and performing arts at England's top primary school - Telegraph Childcare red tape review reveals confusion and high cost of regulation - Nursery World Who should pay for knowledge exchange? Economic theories of the market and public goods in the evaluation and method for HEIF - HEFCE From Birmingham, Alabama, to Birmingham, UK: the story of the UK Engagement Survey (UKES) - HEA Indian students at British universities is a tradition we should cherish and protect - The Conversation Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 16 December 2016 - Pearson Apprenticeship reforms: information for employers - SFA SFA funding claims - SFA Further education and skills: November 2016 - SFA SFA: Inform - SFA Apprenticeship standards in development - SFA Apprenticeship standards approved for delivery - SFA New Ofqual chair announced - Ofqual Primary school accountability - DfE Future of apprenticeships in England: guidance for trailblazers - DfE Disadvantage limits pupil achievement at every level of English society, says new research - NFER In the news: 16 December - UCU 2016 KS2 provisional data - pupil characteristics - NAHT Ofsted's Improving Governance Survey - NAHT Standards deviations, and suggested amendments to the Bill - Wonkhe A waif in a manger: Christmas on campus for the security staff - Guardian Policy Exchange education chief to join Varkey Foundation - Times Educational Supplement | TES Falling through the cracks: more than 30,000 ‘invisible’ learners quit college within six weeks of enrolling - Times Educational Supplement | TES Christmas appeal: literacy charity Hackney Pirates needs help to get shipshape again - Schools Week Schools struggle as autism diagnoses rise 25 per cent - Schools Week Half of new special free schools specialise in autism - Schools Week Councils face £600m blackhole in special needs funding - Schools Week Female secondary teachers earn 6.4% less than men - Times Educational Supplement | TES National schools commissioner warns against selection within MATs - Times Educational Supplement | TES Gossiping parents on social media ‘damaging’ to pupils - Herald Scotland Universities warn that financial health of the sector could be at risk - Herald Scotland Equity pupil fund unveiled to help close attainment gap between rich and poor - Herald Scotland TES FE Awards 2017: shortlist revealed - Times Educational Supplement | TES